Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-23
APPRECIATED THEIR RECEPTION.
Expression of Sentiment by the Raymond
Party Recently in Sacramento

Expression of Sentiment by the Raymond
Party Recently in Sacramento.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted by the Raymond and Whit.
| comb excursionists, who visited Sacramento
| on the Goth of last month, at an enthusias-
tic meeting held by them subsequently al
Manitou, Colorado:
To the Chairman OF the COMMITTEE of Citizens
of Sacramento for the reception of the Raymond
Party which passed through that city March 80
1851 The members of the Raymond excursion
party, which left San Francisco March 30th, de-
sire TO put upon record their appreciation of the
courtesy of the citizens of Sacramento in tend
ering to them reception in their beautiful city
on the date above mentioned. An act of hos
pitality so graciously conceived and so success
fully executed, merits formal assurance of
our gratitude, The address of the committee of
citizens, who visited us in the moving palace
some miles before we reached sacramento, was
n grateful expression of friendship, a worthy
harbinger and foretaste of that which was to
come. Your meeting us at the railroad station
with convenient and com Portable equipages, led
by the Mayor of the city and Colonel McNasser
with his four splendid grays, in which we Were
conveyed 10 every part of your CAPITAL, enabled
US to understand ana appreciate il in all its ex-
pansion. thrift and busy industry. We thor
oughly enjoyed its gorgeous State-house with
its halls and libraries illuminated for our tielec-
tation; the valuable picture galleries; the ur-
surpassed ivy, clothing with beauty one of your
school houses; the gardens and flowers
OF which latter every lady and gen,
teman took away del eious specimen; the
luxurious homes of its citizens; its spacious no.
tels its broad avenues; its historic fort and
above all, its genial and generous people The
growth and expansion of Sacramento and the
evidences of its wealth and prosperity, its taste
and culture, have surprised ana delighted US.
IL California, with its capital after only thirty
eight years OF growth, has attained such ad-
vancement, under the direction of Providence
nf itC
its brave and skillful engineers what NAV we
not predict of its greatness when it shall have
had growth, like Massachusetts, of 267 years ?
AS an expression of the feelings of the Ray
mond party we have put our ideas into the form
OF the following resolutions, which have been
agreed to unanimously, and are hereby respect
tuiIy presented to the citizens of Sacramento
ReS0trod, That we, the members of the RAY
mond party OF excursionists leaving San Fran
cisco March 80 1887 hereby express our I'M
feigned thanks to the citizens of Sacramento for
their courteous and hospitabe reception of the
party in their beautiful city
ResotUed, That We record our high esteem of
their thoughtfulneSs and generosity in furnish
ing the means and opportunity for us to enioy
in the shortest possible time, and with the
greatest convenience and comfort view of the
city, with its treasures of wealth and pros
perity.
Resolved, That we shall bear with us to our
Eastern homes delightful recollection of our
visit TO the noble State of California a sincere
admiration of its beautiful climate and produc-
tioA'f anu tiic SchtlOslty vi llS ClllZtlS, anu a
profound conviction of Its promise as a worthy
and influential member of our federation of
States, and our gladness that IN this Union
" one and inseparable. now and forever'-Cali-
lorna, with New England, the East aud the
west, viii ever march TO the same music and
sing together one anthem of the free and be
till the end of time loyal to the same principle.
and subjects of the same benefcent Govern
ment-"o OF the people, for the people, and by
the people"
Resotred, That we respectfully request that
this record of action be published in the news
all its citizens - ~